Salt has played a crucial role in human life, to the extent that even the finest foods lose their nutritional value when salt ...

Lower dietary iodine intake is significantly associated with an increased risk for mortality in female, but not male, kidney ...

Iodine deficiency is a major health problem worldwide, but a new study points to the potential downsides of too much iodine. Iodine is a mineral found in iodized salt, seafood, eggs, dairy and some ...

You might be surprised to find a type of sugar listed on your salt container. There's a surprising reason why dextrose is ...

Adults aged 19 and above require around 150 mcg iodine each day. Requirements rise during pregnancy and breastfeeding, with ...

(Reuters Health) - Women who are deficient in iodine and trying to get pregnant may have half the chance of conceiving compared to women with healthy iodine levels, according to a recent U.S. study.

The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they — and the boy — had been ...

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Consuming enough iodine is important for a healthy thyroid, a little butterfly-shaped gland in your neck. The thyroid is responsible for hormone regulation, metabolism, nervous system health, and more ...